He is banned from his home until his tenants move out, police said.

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William Hanford was arrested after shooting a woodchuck, then threatening a neighbor, police said.

Updated at 12:43 PM CDT on Thursday, Jun 26, 2014

An elderly man accused of shooting and killing a woodchuck in his garage on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut, then pointing a gun at one of his tenants, is banned from his home until the tenants move, according to police.

When police arrived at 3840 Black Rock Turnpike/Route 58, they found a man, identified as William Hanford, 77, was wielding a gun, police said.

Authorities said he had pointed the gun at his tenant, who rents a separate apartment in the home, and threatened to shoot the tenant's cat.

Hanford said he wanted to shoot himself, and he refused to cooperate with officers who asked him to put the gun down, according to police.